Immortal Venerable's Order
Chapter 13 Buying Land

Chapter 13: Chapter 13 Buying Land

Everyone looked over and suddenly discovered that the person who came was actually the store manager of the Treasure Pavilion, Mr. Zhang.

Mr. Zhang, as the store manager of the Treasure Pavilion and the initiator of this auction, was the last person they expected. No one could have imagined that the ordinary-looking Yan Rufeng was actually his distinguished guest.

Young Master Song and the lobby manager’s faces immediately turned green.

"Mr. Zhang, please don’t be angry. It was this young man who said he didn’t have an invitation, so I asked them to leave!"

Terrified of Mr. Zhang, the lobby manager pointed at Young Master Song and shifted the blame away.

"Hmph!"

"Someone, get this man out of here. I don’t want to see him. And you, the lobby manager, you don’t need to work here anymore. Get lost!"

Mr. Zhang’s moustache bristled as he sternly shouted at them.

Seeing Young Master Song being thrown out was understandable for the lobby manager, as the Treasure Pavilion was the main attraction of this auction. However, being told to leave as well left the lobby manager feeling deeply indignant.

"Haha, you’re asking me to leave? Even though you are the store manager of the Treasure Pavilion, don’t you think you’re overstepping your bounds?"

"Is that so?"

Mr. Zhang took out his phone, dialed a number, and before long, the chairman of Zhongzhou Building hurried over.

"Who is the lobby manager here? Get your ass out here!"

Seeing the chairman arrive, the lobby manager felt a wave of panic, realizing that the situation was much more serious than he had imagined.

The chairman of Zhongzhou Building pointed at the silent lobby manager and angrily said, "You can go to the finance department and settle your salary!"

"If you’re firing me, at least give me a reason. Why are you dismissing me for no reason? Just because of that poor boy from the countryside?"

"Why? Simply because Mr. Zhang of the Treasure Pavilion and I share the same boss. Is that reason sufficient?"

The lobby manager sat limply on the ground, and soon security personnel escorted him and Young Master Song out.

"I’m sorry, Mr. Yan, for the inconvenience caused to you."

Watching Mr. Zhang and the chairman of Zhongzhou Building bow in apology to Yan Rufeng, everyone in the hall suddenly felt embarrassed. They had just been mocking Yan Rufeng’s group moments ago, not realizing they had such a significant background.

Hidden in the crowd, Zhang Mingdong saw Young Master Song being thrown out and angrily scowled.

"Useless fool, couldn’t even handle a bumpkin."

Chen Wanqiu glared at Yan Rufeng with hatred, contemptuously saying, "So what if you got in? There’s nothing here that you can afford."

Yan Rufeng, who had long noticed Chen Wanqiu, completely ignored their actions and words. He simply followed Mr. Zhang towards the auction hall.

As the auction was about to begin, the host introduced the auction rules, but Yan Rufeng paid no attention to what the host was saying.

After all, he had attended countless auctions in the Cultivation World, and the auction hosts on Earth, who were mostly middle-aged men, utterly failed to interest him. They were far less enchanting than the beautiful hostesses of the Cultivation World, who would captivate people even if they didn’t buy anything.

Zhang Mingdong was deeply disgusted by having to sit next to Yan Rufeng, cursing the seating arrangement staff in his mind.

However, when Chen Wanqiu clung to Zhang Mingdong’s arm, a proud and arrogant expression suddenly came over his face.

"Poor wretch, so what if you got in? Your girlfriend is now lying in Young Master Dong’s arms."

Zhang Mingdong’s taunt was met with nothing but disdain from Yan Rufeng.

"My girlfriend? Is she even worthy?"

Sitting next to them, Xiaxia overheard their conversation. To boost Yan Rufeng’s morale, she wrapped her arm around him, smiling scornfully at Zhang Mingdong.

"You must be joking. How could my boyfriend, Yan Rufeng, be interested in someone like her!"

"You..."

Facing Zhang Mingdong’s anger, Xiaxia persisted, "Am I not more beautiful than her?"

Indeed, Xiaxia was far more outstanding in every way compared to Chen Wanqiu. Moreover, Xiaxia’s natural beauty was incomparable to the heavily made-up look of Chen Wanqiu.

Xiaxia’s beauty ignited jealousy in Chen Wanqiu’s heart. She refused to face the reality and didn’t believe Xiaxia was Yan Rufeng’s current girlfriend.

Feeling humiliated, Zhang Mingdong shook off Chen Wanqiu’s hand and pointed at Yan Rufeng, threatening him.

"Bumpkin, you just wait. Not only will you suffer, but so will the girl next to you."

Zhang Mingdong then pulled out his phone, sent a message, and looked triumphantly at Yan Rufeng.

Since Yan Rufeng had the Immortal Venerable’s soul inside him, Zhang Mingdong was like an ant to him. If he didn’t intend to make Zhang Mingdong experience the suffering he had endured in his past life, even a hundred lives wouldn’t be enough for him.

At this moment, a particular piece of real estate at the auction caught Yan Rufeng’s attention, so he ignored Zhang Mingdong.

Yan Rufeng’s reaction made Zhang Mingdong think he was scared of him. Delighted by his misunderstanding, Zhang Mingdong turned to the somewhat uneasy Chen Wanqiu and said, "Dear, calm down. Our man is on the way, and he’ll sort him out."

The host introduced the real estate, located in the outskirts of Zhongzhou, less than ten kilometers from Yandang Mountain’s scenic area. It included three hills with a total area of fifty hectares. The landscape, surrounded by mountains on three sides with a small lake at the exit, boasted fresh air and stunning scenery. Developing villas or estates here would surely attract many buyers.

"Starting bid for Wolong Abyss is one hundred million yuan, with a minimum increment of one million each time."

Despite the host’s announcement, the entire room remained silent, with no one bidding.

This puzzled Yan Rufeng, "In this society where land is so valuable, why isn’t anyone bidding? Do they not want to make money?"

"I’ll repeat, if no one places a bid, this property will be passed over."

Just as the host finished speaking, someone touched their auction paddle but hesitated to bid.

Someone next to him hastily said, "Brother Hu, are you out of your mind? How dare you buy that land?"

"Brother Zhao, what do you mean? Is there something wrong with that property?"

"Sigh, Brother Hu, you’re new to Zhongzhou, so you don’t know the truth. Let me tell you."

Yan Rufeng had already extended his Divine Sense, and he clearly heard their conversation. Apparently, this Wolong Abyss property had already been auctioned ten times.

The first five buyers faced numerous mysterious worker deaths, forcing them to halt development and sell in desperation. The project was still incomplete, and the property had been listed at the auction house for over half a year.

After hearing this, the man put down his paddle, gratefully saying, "Thank you, Brother Zhao, for the warning. Otherwise, I would’ve fallen into the trap today."

With a calm smile, Yan Rufeng raised his auction paddle.

"One hundred and one million."

"Who, who’s the darn fool daring to bid on Wolong Abyss?"

When people looked towards the voice, they shook their heads.

"Sigh, how could the Treasure Pavilion associate with such people? They’re blind."

"Indeed, as a distinguished guest of the Treasure Pavilion, how could he bid on Wolong Abyss without knowing its background? I don’t see anything dignified about him."

Amidst the crowd’s murmurs, even Mr. Zhang and Su Changqing felt a bit embarrassed and questioned Yan Rufeng.

"Mr. Yan, about that property..."

"You don’t need to ask. That property, I, Yan Rufeng, have decided to buy."